UK Immigration Update-Visa and Nationality Fees 2017/2018

The changes which come into effect on 6 April 2017 will allow the UK Home Office to provide a competitive service that remains attractive to our customers.

The key changes are:

Fees for visitors, full-time students and workers will be restricted to a 2% increase in line with the government’s inflation target;

For the third year running, there will be no changes to the fees for applications or services under the sponsorship system;

Application fees for British Citizens applying for registration and naturalisation will increase by 4%;

Settlement and indefinite leave to remain will increase by up to 22.5%. This reflects the significant benefits and entitlements that a successful applicant receives and includes: access to education, general public services and the UK labour market;

All premium services (excluding sponsorship premium services) will also increase by up to 23%;